Entries in 'success' (30)

Real Racing 3 smashes series' download records

Real Racing 3 smashes series' download records

One of the great things about the internet is that it gives everyone a voice. But one of the bad things about the internet is that it gives everyone a ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2013 at 10:52AM in News
Square Enix and Microsoft toast chart triumphs

Square Enix and Microsoft toast chart triumphs

Square Enix and Microsoft are delighted by their success at UK retail last year.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 16th 2013 at 1:27PM in News
Capcom: Resident Evil 6 "has been successful to some degree"

Capcom: Resident Evil 6 "has been successful to some degree"

Critics may have largely written the title off, but Capcom insists that Resident Evil 6 has achieved a level of commercial success.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 6th 2012 at 3:37PM in News

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Hitman pre-order bonus could become standalone release

Hitman pre-order bonus could become standalone release

It’s not just one of the greatest pre-order incentives of all time, Hitman Sniper Challenge could also become a game in its own right.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 10th 2012 at 1:11PM in News
Skyrim is a phenomenon - and Hines wants Dishonored to be too

Skyrim is a phenomenon - and Hines wants Dishonored to be too

MCV asks Bethesda’s PR and marketing VP asks if the smash hit RPG has changed the publisher’s ambitions...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 10th 2012 at 8:33AM in News
Sleeping Dogs - from the scrap heap to the top of the charts

Sleeping Dogs - from the scrap heap to the top of the charts

18 months ago the code behind Sleeping Dogs lay abandoned. A year and a half later, the game has been hailed as a triumph and sits proudly atop of the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 21st 2012 at 11:59AM in News
Dragon's Dogma 2 in the works as IP becomes "major franchise"

Dragon's Dogma 2 in the works as IP becomes "major franchise"

Capcom believes it has found itself another major IP in the form of Dragon’s Dogma.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 25th 2012 at 10:39AM in News

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EA Origin's first year "a huge success"

EA Origin's first year "a huge success"

A year after EA first unleashed its digital download service Origin, the company’s senior VP of global e-commerce David DeMartini has christened its first 12 months as a “huge success”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 18th 2012 at 11:14AM in News
GameStop sees UK digital success

GameStop sees UK digital success

Specialist retail giant GameStop says the UK has already helped grow its worldwide digital empire.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Apr 4th 2012 at 2:57PM in News
Revealed: Skylanders' secret success

Revealed: Skylanders' secret success

Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was a bigger hit than you might think.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 12:13PM in News
GOG.com hopes to add newer games to catalogue

GOG.com hopes to add newer games to catalogue

The managing director of digital games retailer GOG.com has said that the service hopes to add newer titles to its catalogue in 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 17th 2011 at 3:04PM in News

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Triumphant Eurogamer Expo returning in 2012

Triumphant Eurogamer Expo returning in 2012

The doors have finally closed on this year’s Eurogamer Expo, and already the company has announced the dates for next year’s event.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 26th 2011 at 2:05PM in News
GAMEfest will return in 2012

GAMEfest will return in 2012

Retailer GAME has confirmed that it will host a second GAMEfest in 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 16th 2011 at 3:38PM in News
EA reckons Vita has a "better chance" than 3DS

EA reckons Vita has a "better chance" than 3DS

In a startlingly honest admission, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has said he believes the PlayStation Vita has a better chance of succeeding in the market than Nintendo’s 3DS.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 26th 2011 at 8:26AM in News
Ubisoft says its DRM is “a success”

Ubisoft says its DRM is “a success”

French publisher Ubisoft has risked stoking the fires of hate towards its controversial PC DRM strategy by proclaiming it a success.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 29th 2011 at 9:24AM in News

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WoW bosses hopeful SWTOR will be a hit

WoW bosses hopeful SWTOR will be a hit

Blizzard believes the eagerly anticipated EA/LucasArts MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, could be the biggest shot in the arm for the genre since World of Warcraft.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2011 at 8:02AM in News
Divnich predicts big things for NGP

Divnich predicts big things for NGP

Sony's new NGP handheld will comfortably better the successes of the PSP, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has stated.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 4th 2011 at 1:22PM in News
OPINION: The year of the handheld

OPINION: The year of the handheld

The 3DS is just weeks away and, as revealed earlier this week, the true successor to the PSP will be with us by the end of the year. But ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 14th 2011 at 12:37PM in News
OPINION: The big media

OPINION: The big media

UK games retail’s boom week of £113m wasn’t just serendipitously timed to blow rival entertainment launches out of the water.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 19th 2010 at 8:27AM in News
Sega ‘encouraged’ by Vanquish sales

Sega ‘encouraged’ by Vanquish sales

Publisher Sega has issued cautious optimism regarding the success or otherwise of its recently released new IP Vanquish.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 26th 2010 at 9:32AM in News
Activision: CoD hasn’t peaked

Activision: CoD hasn’t peaked

It’s out on multiple formats, it’s got a record marketing spend behind it and it’s a fundamentally great game – those are the reasons why Activision thinks Call of Duty: ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 6th 2010 at 4:41PM in News
Disney celebrates Toy triumph

Disney celebrates Toy triumph

A cross-business marketing push helped Toy Story 3 become one of the biggest movies and games this summer, says Disney.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 25th 2010 at 1:04PM in News
E3 hailed as ‘a remarkable success’

E3 hailed as ‘a remarkable success’

E3 organiser ESA was delighted by this year’s expo after seeing a sharp increase in international attendance.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 6th 2010 at 1:13PM in News
Ruse can boost ‘struggling RTS genre’

Ruse can boost ‘struggling RTS genre’

Ubisoft’s Ruse can help turn the tide for the declining real-time strategy genre, the firm has told MCV.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 12th 2010 at 11:00AM in News